Andres Galarraga was born on Sunday, June 18, 1961, in Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela. Galarraga was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 23, 1985, with the Montreal Expos. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Andres Galarraga baseball stats page.
"Really, at this point I'd rather him (Andres Galarraga) just go up, and if he hits the ball, hit it hard. Just telling a guy to put the ball in play doesn't always mean that much if it isn't hit that hard. I don't care if he pulls the ball four times each game because if he does that, chances are one of them will go very far." - Montreal Expos Manager Tom Runnells (The kind of hitting approach Galarraga should use) in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 6-12, 1991)
Andres GalarragaAndres "The Big Cat" Galarraga Autograph on a 1989 Fleer Baseball Card (#89) |
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Andres GalarragaAndres Galarraga Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Andres GalarragaAndres Galarraga Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1985 | 24 | Expos | 24 | 75 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .187 | .228 | .280 |
1986 | 25 | Expos | 105 | 321 | 39 | 87 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 42 | 30 | 5 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | .271 | .338 | .405 |
1987 | 26 | Expos | 147 | 551 | 72 | 168 | 40 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 90 | 41 | 13 | 127 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | .305 | .361 | .459 |
1988 | 27 | Expos | 157 | 609 | 99 | 184 | 42 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 92 | 39 | 9 | 153 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | .302 | .352 | .540 |
1989 | 28 | Expos | 152 | 572 | 76 | 147 | 30 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 85 | 48 | 10 | 158 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | .257 | .327 | .434 |
1990 | 29 | Expos | 155 | 579 | 65 | 148 | 29 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 87 | 40 | 8 | 169 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | .256 | .306 | .409 |
1991 | 30 | Expos | 107 | 375 | 34 | 82 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 23 | 5 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .219 | .268 | .336 |
1992 | 31 | Cardinals | 95 | 325 | 38 | 79 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | .243 | .282 | .391 |
1993 | 32 | Rockies | 120 | 470 | 71 | 174 | 35 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 98 | 24 | 12 | 73 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | .370 | .403 | .602 |
1994 | 33 | Rockies | 103 | 417 | 77 | 133 | 21 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 85 | 19 | 8 | 93 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | .319 | .356 | .592 |
1995 | 34 | Rockies | 143 | 554 | 89 | 155 | 29 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 106 | 32 | 6 | 146 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 14 | .280 | .331 | .511 |
1996 | 35 | Rockies | 159 | 626 | 119 | 190 | 39 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 150 | 40 | 3 | 157 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 6 | .304 | .357 | .601 |
1997 | 36 | Rockies | 154 | 600 | 120 | 191 | 31 | 3 | 41 | 2 | 140 | 54 | 2 | 141 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 16 | .318 | .389 | .585 |
1998 | 37 | Braves | 153 | 555 | 103 | 169 | 27 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 121 | 63 | 11 | 146 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 8 | .305 | .397 | .595 |
2000 | 39 | Braves | 141 | 494 | 67 | 149 | 25 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 100 | 36 | 5 | 126 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | .302 | .369 | .526 |
2001 | 40 | Rangers | 72 | 243 | 33 | 57 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 34 | 18 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | .235 | .310 | .424 |
2001 | 40 | Giants | 49 | 156 | 17 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 13 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .288 | .351 | .513 |
2002 | 41 | Expos | 104 | 292 | 30 | 76 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 40 | 30 | 6 | 81 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | .260 | .344 | .394 |
2003 | 42 | Giants | 110 | 272 | 36 | 82 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 42 | 19 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .301 | .352 | .489 |
2004 | 43 | Angels | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 | .364 | .600 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
19 Years | 2,257 | 8,096 | 1,195 | 2,333 | 444 | 32 | 399 | 10 | 1,425 | 583 | 106 | 2,003 | 1 | 58 | 178 | 179 | .288 | .347 | .499 |
Andres GalarragaAndres Galarraga Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1985 Expos | 1B | 23 | 19 | 498 | 196 | 8.5 | 195 | 173 | 22 | 1 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 10.57 |
1986 Expos | 1B | 102 | 79 | 2,322 | 849 | 8.3 | 845 | 805 | 40 | 4 | 59 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 9.83 |
1987 Expos | 1B | 146 | 143 | 3,825 | 1,413 | 9.7 | 1,403 | 1,300 | 103 | 10 | 96 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.90 |
1988 Expos | 1B | 156 | 151 | 39 | 1,582 | 10.1 | 1,567 | 1,464 | 103 | 15 | 124 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 1,084.85 |
1989 Expos | 1B | 147 | 142 | 3,864 | 1,437 | 9.8 | 1,426 | 1,335 | 91 | 11 | 97 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 9.96 |
1990 Expos | 1B | 154 | 145 | 12,393 | 1,404 | 9.1 | 1,394 | 1,300 | 94 | 10 | 93 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 3.04 |
1991 Expos | 1B | 105 | 99 | 2,595 | 976 | 9.3 | 967 | 887 | 80 | 9 | 68 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 10.06 |
1992 Cardinals | 1B | 90 | 83 | 2,262 | 847 | 9.4 | 839 | 777 | 62 | 8 | 71 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 10.01 |
1993 Rockies | 1B | 119 | 119 | 3,024 | 1,132 | 9.5 | 1,121 | 1,018 | 103 | 11 | 88 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 10.01 |
1994 Rockies | 1B | 103 | 103 | 2,703 | 1,026 | 10.0 | 1,018 | 953 | 65 | 8 | 90 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 10.17 |
1995 Rockies | 1B | 142 | 139 | 3,687 | 1,432 | 10.1 | 1,419 | 1,299 | 120 | 13 | 129 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 10.39 |
1996 Rockies | 1B | 159 | 158 | 4,134 | 1,658 | 10.4 | 1,644 | 1,528 | 116 | 14 | 154 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 10.74 |
1996 Rockies | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1997 Rockies | 1B | 154 | 150 | 3,975 | 1,590 | 10.3 | 1,575 | 1,458 | 117 | 15 | 176 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 10.70 |
1998 Braves | 1B | 149 | 149 | 3,834 | 1,310 | 8.8 | 1,299 | 1,218 | 81 | 11 | 114 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 9.15 |
2000 Braves | 1B | 132 | 122 | 3,234 | 1,179 | 8.9 | 1,165 | 1,104 | 61 | 14 | 96 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 9.73 |
2001 Rangers | 1B | 25 | 25 | 660 | 211 | 8.4 | 210 | 194 | 16 | 1 | 26 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 8.59 |
2001 Giants | 1B | 41 | 36 | 968 | 306 | 7.5 | 301 | 288 | 13 | 5 | 38 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 8.40 |
2002 Expos | 1B | 89 | 72 | 1,994 | 701 | 7.9 | 688 | 629 | 59 | 13 | 55 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 9.32 |
2003 Giants | 1B | 69 | 57 | 1,581 | 535 | 7.8 | 532 | 503 | 29 | 3 | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 9.09 |
2004 Angels | 1B | 1 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1B Totals | 2,106 | 1,992 | 57,619 | 19,794 | 9.4 | 19,618 | 18,242 | 1,376 | 176 | 1,646 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 9.19 | |
3B Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
19 Years | 2,107 | 1,992 | 57,622 | 19,794 | 9.4 | 19,618 | 18,242 | 1,376 | 176 | 1,646 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 9.19 |
Andres GalarragaAndres Galarraga Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1985 Expos | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 37.5 | 4.2 | 18.8 | - | - | - |
1986 Expos | 6 | 5 | .545 | 7 | 4 | n/a | 32.1 | 4.1 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1987 Expos | 7 | 10 | .412 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 42.4 | 4.3 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
1988 Expos | 13 | 4 | .765 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 21.0 | 4.0 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
1989 Expos | 12 | 5 | .706 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 24.9 | 3.6 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1990 Expos | 10 | 1 | .909 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 29.0 | 3.4 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1991 Expos | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 41.7 | 4.4 | 11.4 | - | - | - |
1992 Cardinals | 5 | 4 | .556 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 32.5 | 4.7 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
1993 Rockies | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 21.4 | 6.4 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
1994 Rockies | 8 | 3 | .727 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 13.5 | 4.5 | 4.9 | - | - | - |
1995 Rockies | 12 | 2 | .857 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 17.9 | 3.8 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
1996 Rockies | 18 | 8 | .692 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 13.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | - | - | - |
1997 Rockies | 15 | 8 | .652 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | - | - | - |
1998 Braves | 7 | 6 | .538 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | - | - | - |
2000 Braves | 3 | 5 | .375 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 17.6 | 3.9 | 4.9 | - | - | - |
2001 Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | 0 | 38 | 24.3 | 3.6 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
2001 Giants | 0 | 3 | .000 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 22.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
2002 Expos | 2 | 2 | .500 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 32.4 | 3.6 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
2003 Giants | 1 | 3 | .250 | 88 | 0 | 2 | 22.7 | 4.5 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
2004 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
19 Years | 128 | 81 | .612 | 201 | 4 | 47 | 20.3 | 4.0 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
Andres GalarragaAndres Galarraga Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1985 Montreal Expos | 12 | $60,000.00 | - | - |
1986 Montreal Expos | 12 | $67,500.00 | - | - |
1987 Montreal Expos | 14 | $90,000.00 | - | - |
1988 Montreal Expos | 14 | $240,000.00 | Stats | - |
1989 Montreal Expos | 14 | $865,000.00 | - | - |
1990 Montreal Expos | 14 | $1,950,000.00 | - | - |
1991 Montreal Expos | 14 | $2,100,000.00 | - | - |
1992 St. Louis Cardinals | 41 | $2,366,667.00 | - | - |
1993 Colorado Rockies | 14 | $850,000.00 | Stats | - |
1994 Colorado Rockies | 14 | $3,850,000.00 | - | n/a |
1995 Colorado Rockies | 14 | $3,950,000.00 | - | - |
1996 Colorado Rockies | 14 | $4,450,000.00 | - | - |
1997 Colorado Rockies | 14 | $4,950,000.00 | Stats | - |
1998 Atlanta Braves | 14 | $8,400,000.00 | Stats | - |
2000 Atlanta Braves | 14 | $8,500,000.00 | Stats | - |
2001 Texas Rangers | 14 | $6,000,000.00 | - | - |
2001 San Francisco Giants | 14 | " " | - | - |
2002 Montreal Expos | 14 | $500,000.00 | - | - |
2003 San Francisco Giants | 14 | $500,000.00 | - | - |
2004 Anaheim Angels | 43, 20 | $490,000.00 | - | - |
Andres Galarraga Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that when Andres Galarraga hit .370 in 1993, he had the highest batting average in Major League Baseball, won the National League (NL) batting title, and became the first Colorado Rockies player to lead the league in batting average?
Did you know that The Big Cat had a Major League leading .391 batting average at the All-Star break in 1993, prompting fans to send him to the Midsummer Classic, the first Colorado Rockies player to ever be an All-Star? [1993 All-Star Game History]
In 1988, Andres Galarraga "only" hit .302, fourth in the NL (Top 25), behind Tony Gwynn, Rafael Palmeiro, and Andre Dawson, but it was the highest by a first baseman, earning him his first Silver Slugger Award - the first Montreal Expos first baseman to receive a Silver Slugger.
Andres Galarraga Six Hits (Box Score) | The Anniston Star | July 4, 1995 | Page 3B
On July 3, 1995, Andres Galaragga went six-for-six at that plate, during a 9-inning game, an incredibly rare hitting feat.